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The ratio of two sides of a triangle is a function of its internal angles. In other words, the ratios between any two sides of a triangle are equal to those between the corresponding sides of any triangle similar to it.Perhaps as early as the 4th century B.C.E, the invariance of these ratios inspired [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Issue date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:indepth:100356
Format
- text/image
Language
- eng
- ita
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- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/InstrumentPrimumMobile.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy